French elections: Cleaner defeats former minister in parliamentary vote

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Rachel Keke, a left-wing candidate in Paris, is the first cleaner to become an MP in France.

BBC Africa Eye expose: Chinese man held over racist videos

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He was filmed using Malawian children to make personalised videos, some of which included racist content.

Ons Jabeur will ‘try to catch up’ with world number one Iga Swiatek

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Tunisia's Ons Jabeur hopes to chase down world number one Iga Swiatek after moving up to a career-high third in the WTA rankings.

Patrice Lumumba remains returned to his family

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The gold tooth of the assassinated Congolese independence hero and PM was all that remained of Mr Lumumba.

Patrice Lumumba: Why Belgium is returning a Congolese hero’s golden tooth

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All that remains of Congo's murdered leader Patrice Lumumba is handed to his family in Brussels.

The secret to saving mountain gorillas

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Justin Rowlatt finds out what gorilla conservation can teach us about protecting other species.

Bo Rangers: Sierra Leone champions to contest Champions League ‘for pride’ – for now

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Bo Rangers will play for pride rather than financial gain when they take part in the African Champions League for the first time.

Exploring the stigma of sickle cell anaemia

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Jameisha Prescod explores the root of stigma towards sickle cell.

Why a Rwandan sports reporter fled his home

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Rwandan journalists tell the BBC how oppression at home forced them to become refugees.

How Gabon saved its forest elephants

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Biologist Lee White explains how creating national parks revived Gabon’s elephant population.